Novella Nelson
Acting1939 Brooklyn, New York, USA
Biography
Novella Christine Nelson (December 17, 1939 – August 31, 2017) was an American actress and singer. She established her career as a singer, both on the off-Broadway and Broadway stage and in cabaret-style locales.
Known For
Acting History
2023
2018
Mr. SOUL!
as Self
2017
You Were Never Really Here
as Diner Woman
2014
A Walk Among the Tombstones
as Librarian
2012
Nancy, Please
as Dr. Bannister
2008
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Mrs. Mosley / Judge / Judge Anne Sciola• 1 eps
Army Wives
TVas Vivian Burton• 2 eps
2007
2006
Premium
as Jayme
Griffin and Phoenix
as Maya Restaurant Owner
2005
Dear Wendy
as Clarabelle
Preaching to the Choir
as Aunt June
2004
Birth
as Lee
The West Wing
TVas Gail Fitzwallace• 2 eps
2003
2002
Antwone Fisher
as Mrs. Tate
2001
The Gilded Six Bits
as Mama Banks
1999
Judy Berlin
as Carol
1998
A Perfect Murder
as Ambassador Alice Wills
Mama Flora's Family
TVas Pearl (1955-1970)
Sex and the City
TVas Madame Lordes• 1 eps
1997
White Lies
as Leon's Mother
The Devil's Advocate
as Botanica Woman
1996
Manny & Lo
as Georgine
Harambee!
as Queenesther
The Summer of Ben Tyler
as Rosetta Tyler
Girl 6
as Angela's Aunt
1995
The Keeper
as Mrs. Lemont, Mother
Mercy
as Angela
Notes For My Daughter
as Shirley
New York Undercover
TVas Prof. Cortez• 1 eps
1994
Dead Funny
as Frances
1993
Weekend at Bernie's II
as Mobu
Daybreak
as Mrs. Chaney
1992
Citizen Cohn
as Second Annie Lee Moss
1991
Strictly Business
as Olivia
1990
Green Card
as Marriage Celebrant
Privilege
as Yvonne Washington
Law & Order
TVas Mrs. Washington / Judge Gloria Crutcher• 1 eps
1989
The Littlest Victims
as Mrs. Munson
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
TVas Jazz Singer• 1 eps
1988
Hothouse
TVas Olivia• 1 eps
1987
Kojak: The Price of Justice
as Pearl
Orphans
as Mattie
1986
The Equalizer
TVas Miriam Blain• 1 eps
1984
The Cotton Club
as Madame St. Clair
He's Fired, She's Hired
as Serena Cole
The Flamingo Kid
as Lizzy the Housekeeper
A Doctor's Story
as Mrs. Thornton
1979
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
as Carla Willis
1978
An Unmarried Woman
as Jean